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  • September 2008

    • Phelps Jittery Over SNL Appearance

      Baltimore Sun  |  Sep 13, 08 5:01 PM CDT

      Phelps Jittery Over SNL Appearance

      (Newser) - Winning gold medals was easy, but appearing on Saturday Night Live? “Oh gosh, this is going to be tough,” Michael Phelps told Jay Leno this week. Phelps is enjoying a burst of post-Olympic celebrity, the Baltimore Sun reports, but public speaking is a new sport for the 23-year-old. Phelps says he battled a major bout of nerves before the MTV video music awards, but he’s calmer about appearing on SNL tonight. More »

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      Saturday Night Live  • Jay Leno  • Michael Phelps  • swimming

    • Phelps Gives $1M to Young Swimmers

      Today Show  |  Sep 2, 08 2:03 PM CDT

      Phelps Gives $1M to Young Swimmers

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps says he'll use the $1 million bonus from his sponsor Speedo for tying Mark Spitz's seven gold medals to encourage youth swimmers and water safety. The 23-year-old is starting a foundation "to really help to grow the sport," Phelps told the Today Show. The first initiative will be an eight-city tour to teach children about healthy living beyond swimming and personal responsibility. More »

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      Michael Phelps  • swimming  • Speedo

  • August 2008

    • Phelps' Agenda: VMAs, Entourage ... LiLo?

      Associated Press  |  Aug 29, 08 11:10 AM CDT

      Phelps' Agenda: VMAs, Entourage ... LiLo?

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps is getting more Hollywood by the day, AP reports: The swimming star yesterday filmed a cameo spot for the show-biz-centric HBO series Entourage , and will be a presenter at MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sept. 7 (six days before he hosts Saturday Night Live ). And, the Daily Mirror adds, starlet Lindsay Lohan has been calling and texting the Olympian with requests for a date. More »

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      Los Angeles  • Lindsay Lohan  • Michael Phelps  • MTV  • HBO  • Entourage

    • Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener

      E! Online  |  Aug 28, 08 6:41 AM CDT

      Phelps to Kick Off SNL Opener

      (Newser) - Super swimmer Michael Phelps will be trying his hand at making comedy gold as host of the season premier of Saturday Night Live , E! Online reports. The 23-year-old Olympic champ will be making his acting debut when the program's 34th season kicks off September 13. The swimmer will be joined by musical guest Lil' Wayne. More »

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      television  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • comedy  • Saturday Night Live  • Michael Phelps  • USA Swimming  • Olympians  • gold medalist

    • Phelps Lands Book Deal, Condo, Girl

      New York Post  |  Aug 22, 08 11:15 AM CDT

      Phelps Lands Book Deal, Condo, Girl

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps hasn't exactly rested since his eighth medal triumph Saturday night: The swimming sensation not only signed a $1-million deal to pen a behind-the-scenes book on his training regimen and bought a $1.7 million Baltimore condo, he was caught in a steamy make-out session with Australian swimmer Stephanie Rice, reports the New York Post . More »

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      celebrity  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • book  • real estate  • Michael Phelps

    • Spitz Starts Life as Second-Greatest

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 21, 08 7:37 AM CDT

      Spitz Starts Life as Second-Greatest

      (Newser) - Outspoken and prickly in the best of times, Mark Spitz is slowly adjusting to being the second -greatest Olympian of all time, the Wall Street Journal reports. Mustering a little grace for the occasion, Spitz says he's relieved at the downgrade. "He's got the burden of inspiring the youth as they go forward," Spitz says. "That is a relief." More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • swimming  • Michael Phelps  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Olympians  • Mark Spitz

    • Gold Medal Is Priceless, But Metal Is Worth $215

      MarketWatch  |  Aug 20, 08 8:49 PM CDT

      Gold Medal Is Priceless, But Metal Is Worth $215

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps’ eight Olympic golds may be priceless, but they're not worth that much to a commodities trader, MarketWatch notes. This year's gold medals are made mostly of silver and coated with less than a quarter-ounce of gold, putting their value around $215. But people are, of course, willing to shell out much more for a piece of Olympic history. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • metal prices  • silver  • commodity prices

    • Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      New York Times  |  Aug 20, 08 5:23 PM CDT

      Phelps' Ties to Timekeeper Raise Doubts

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps' razor-thin victory in his seventh race is raising sticky ethical questions because the Olympics' official timekeeper is also one of Phelps' sponsors, the New York Times reports. Making matters worse, the timekeeper, Omega, and swimming's governing body won't break with protocol and release underwater images of the finish. They insist there's "absolutely no doubt" Phelps won and note that Serbia dropped its protest after seeing the images. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • USA Swimming  • gold medalist

    • Phelps' Bond With Dad Hardly Golden

      New York Post  |  Aug 20, 08 3:01 PM CDT

      Phelps' Bond With Dad Hardly Golden

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps’ estranged dad, who’s had a peripheral role in the swimming sensation’s life since divorcing his mom when the boy was 9, has not contacted his son once during the Olympics, Fred Phelps tells the New York Post . "He's so busy, I'm sure not even his agent can get a hold of him," says Fred, who says he's watched his son "every night on TV." More »

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      celebrity  • 2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • Fred Phelps  • Amanda Beard

    • NBC's Olympic Ratings: Gold

      Variety  |  Aug 20, 08 2:02 PM CDT

      NBC's Olympic Ratings: Gold

      (Newser) - NBC’s Olympic coverage smashed the competition last week, in what Variety suggests could be the most decisive rout in television history. Viewership was buoyed by Michael Phelps’ record-breaking gold-medal performance Saturday; in addition, NBC’s various networks reached a staggering 83% of the US. The margins were the biggest in Nielsen ratings history. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • NBC  • Michael Phelps  • demographics  • TV ratings  • Nielsen Ratings  • viewership

    • Phelps Pulls a Spitz on Sports Illustrated Cover

      New York Daily News  |  Aug 19, 08 1:10 PM CDT

      Phelps Pulls a Spitz on Sports Illustrated Cover

      (Newser) - Michael Phelps now has "the picture" to match his record Olympic medal haul, the New York Daily News reports. Sports Illustrated features a grinning, medal-clad, bare-chested Phelps on the cover of its issue out tomorrow, a shot that mimics the mag's iconic 1972 photo of Mark Spitz. "This is about Michael going forward," said an editor. "This is an image that our readers and others will remember." More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • world record  • Mark Spitz  • Sports Illustrated

    • Phelps' Quest for the Gold Is Just Beginning

      Wall Street Journal  |  Aug 18, 08 10:32 AM CDT

      Phelps' Quest for the Gold Is Just Beginning

      (Newser) - Even before Michael Phelps dove into the pool in pursuit of his eighth gold medal, another epic task had begun: Turning the swimming star into a marketing icon . By the time he’d collected his final piece of gold—along with a $1 million bonus from Speedo—the 23-year-old was well on his way to an Olympic-sized payday, reports the Wall Street Journal . More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • endorsement  • Michael Phelps  • gold medal  • Nike  • Speedo

    • How Phelps Saved the Games

      ESPN  |  Aug 18, 08 7:43 AM CDT

      How Phelps Saved the Games

      (Newser) - If the Chinese invented organized sports 6,000 years ago, writes Pat Forde on ESPN.com, then how appropriate that Michael Phelps came to Beijing to prove he was “the apotheosis of the athlete.” And America knows it. In a year when the Olympics had become “passe,” tens of millions of enthusiastic Americans rooted for Phelps in a way not seen since the Miracle on Ice. He “single-handedly saved the Olympics,” Forde writes. More »

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      2008 Beijing Olympics  • Michael Phelps  • swimming  • gold medal  • world record  • USA Swimming  • Mark Spitz

    • Phelps' Quest Perfectly American

      USA Today  |  Aug 17, 08 4:01 PM CDT

      Phelps' Quest Perfectly American

      (Newser)